Regional Stories
Ana Cristina Gonzalez has been a nurse for 14 years. She works in the Health Center of the Ciudad Vieja municipality, department of Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. Today, Ana Cristina is going out to the community to apply the HPV vaccine to girls who did not attend classes on the day the vaccine was applied in their schools. On the days Ana is out…
Mexico City's experience in response to HIV:
Latin America is making progress in providing services focused on key population for the prevention and care of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has redoubled its efforts to achieve the interruption of measles and diphtheria transmission in Venezuela.
Latin America is making progress in providing services focused on key population groups to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. (This video is only available in Spanish, with Spanish subtitles.)
Cervical cancer can be prevented by vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) and screening and treatment of precancerous lesions.
Fanny Romero, from Las Crucitas (Honduras) recounts her experience after having a test result positive for HPV. In her case, the insistence of the healthcare personnel to reach her and convince her to...
